| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1195 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 844 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 666 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 469 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 364 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 360 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 317 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 286 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 281 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 273 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 210 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 164 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 147 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 142 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 111 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 92 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Registration plate issues | 91 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 86 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 55 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 53 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 47 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 43 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 30 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Rear brake binding | 29 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 26 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 22 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 21 |